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Solvent free method of producing calcium and magnesium salt - urea crystalline compounds

IDF No.: LU-050317-01 Lead Inventor: Jonas Baltrusaitis, PhD Faculty Website Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Patent Status: US/Europe/China Filings Summary: This invention describes a process of preparing calcium and magnesium salt - urea compounds using a solution free route. Urea is a large volume nitrogen containing fertilizer...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Jonas Baltrusaitis, Kenneth Honer

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Category(s): Chemistry, Chemicals, Materials Science

Graded index single crystal (GRISC) active waveguide in glass

TechnologyThe invention introduces a method for fabricating ferroelectric crystallines for use as low loss optical waveguides with additional active functionality compared to amorphous/glass waveguides.It provides low losses by confining the light signal tightly in the crystal core, away from the rough crystal-glassinterface that is often responsible...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Keith Veenhuizen, Volkmar Dierolf, Himanshu Jain

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Category(s): Chemistry, Chemicals

Cholesterol-binding peptide to inhibit pathogen activity

TECHNOLOGYTreatment of bacterial diseases has become increasingly difficult as the number ofantibiotic-resistant organisms increases and the development of new antibioticsdecreases. According to the CDC, an estimated 2 million people in the US developantibiotic infections annually with more than 23,000 deaths at a cost of $21-34billion/year. Therefore,...

Published: 11/7/2022 | Inventor(s): Angela Brown, Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia, Edward Lally

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Category(s): Chemicals

A gas separation apparatus operating on the basis of supercapacitance

Technology A Gas Separation Apparatus Operating on the Basis of Supercapacitance Transformative Technology for CO2 Capture and Gas Purification Supercapacitance gas separation is a potentially transformative technology that could simplify and lower the costs of carbon capture. Kai Landskron of Lehigh University discovered that supercapacitors...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Kai Landskron

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Category(s): Chemicals

In-situ, self-adjusting stability control of methane-producing anaerobic biological reactors through novel use of ion exchange fibers

TechnologyIn-Situ, Self-Adjusting Stability Control of Methane -ProducingAnaerobic Biological Reactors Through Novel Use ofIon Exchange Fibers - An application of ion exchange fibers that enables long term, stable MPABR use with minimal intervention and supervision.The invention is a novel process that stabilizes pH Methane-ProducingAnaerobic Biological...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Arup Sengupta, Derick Brown, Yu Tian

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Category(s): Biomaterials, Chemistry, Chemicals

A Novel Decontamination Process for Powders

SUMMARY Lehigh University has developed a purification process for magnesium aluminate spinel powder. The process has been successfully utilized to remove unwanted elements in commercial grade spinel powders. It can potentially be used for the purification of other similar materials as well. The process involves treating powders in ultra-high vacuum...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Animesh Kundu, Martin Harmer

Keywords(s): Filtration, Nanotechnology, Purification

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemicals

New Reagents for C4F8 Transfer that Eliminates the Use of Hazardous C2F4

SUMMARY Lehigh University has developed new (perfluoroalkyl)metallacyclic zinc reagents that could be used in applications to transfer sequential difluoromethylene groups to organic, inorganic, and organometallic substrates. The accompanying methods to prepare the new zinc reagents have also been developed by the university. Known synthetic routes...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): David Vicic

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Category(s): Chemistry, Chemicals, Materials Science

Hydrothermal-Synthesis of Inorganic Nanofibers

SUMMARY This development is a hydrothermal technique for the synthesis of inorganic oxide nanofibers containing titanium with a very high aspect ratio (>200). The fibers have a rectangular cross-section with dimensions on the order of a few tens of nanometers. The composition of the fibers can be carried to a certain extent for specific applications...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Animesh Kundu, Andrey Soukhojak

Keywords(s): Hydrothermal Synthesis, Nanofibers, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemicals